The MCU Fundamentally Misunderstood Spider-Man!

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The Russo Brothers just CONFIRMED why the MCU changed Spider-Man’s origin story… and honestly? It might completely misunderstand what makes Peter Parker one of the greatest superheroes of all time. In this episode of Absolute Geek, we dive DEEP into the shocking revelation that the MCU intentionally avoided making Peter Parker responsible for Uncle Ben’s death — and why that changes EVERYTHING about Spider-Man’s character, motivation, and emotional core. Was Spider-Man always supposed to be built on guilt, sacrifice, and consequence? Did Marvel accidentally turn Peter Parker into “Iron Man Jr.”? And did Spider-Man: No Way Home FINALLY fix the character after years of getting him wrong?

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